vair

 
Pronunciation: /vɛː/

noun

[mass noun]
  • 1fur obtained from a variety of red squirrel, used in the 13th and 14th centuries as a trimming or lining for garments.
  • 2 Heraldry fur represented by interlocking rows of shield-shaped or bell-shaped figures which are typically alternately blue and white, as a tincture.

Origin:

Middle English: via Old French from Latin varius (see various)